Total Crime Rate

163.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 163.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burnley Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Waterside & Horsfield , and the 51st highest crime rate of 297 local areas in Pendle .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burnley Road (BB8 8DY) in the last 12 months was 163.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% higher than the Waterside & Horsfield average (127.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 94.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnley Road (BB8 8DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cross Street West, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawley Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Burnley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Primet Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wackersall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pendlemist View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pendlemist View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cross Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Street West —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Arches Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuerden Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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